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turning a tornado into a TRUGGY

Old 01-13-2007, 10:48 PM
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Default turning a tornado into a TRUGGY

has anyone done this?
and what would it take?
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Old 01-13-2007, 10:50 PM
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bigger tires, lower gearing and different body mounts for a truck body, i was doing it but decided to just change the rims body and wing since i have 2 tornado xp's and wanted one different. Basically you end up with a tsunami or stadium truck with a wing.
Old 01-13-2007, 11:00 PM
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so a tsunami and a tornado are that similar?
i have that hpi clutch bell with the 1 tooth taller gearing(works great btw) can i get the same thing with lower gearing?
will the rims and tires from a tsunami fit? i tried to put the rear rims on the front and they didnt clear.
is the gearing on a truck the same as my xp?
sorry so many Q? i just like the stance of my buddys hpi mt2
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The tunami it the same size at the hpi mt, i have it sitting next to the tsunami i got friday. I put 2.2 traxxas rear tires on it with pro line gladiator's but the gearing was too high and it had no low end and wouldnt shift, i put the single speed in it from the tornado lx and a 15t clutch bell. i was going to put a truck body on it but decided to get white rims will smaller tires, i didnt like the look with the bigger tires so i will put them on the tsunami. if you look at my earlier pictures you can see it with the bigger tires. i posted a picture of what it looks like now.
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Old 01-13-2007, 11:19 PM
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the tsunami tires would fit the xp, i really dont know if the gearing is the same. i havent ran the tsunami yet, i will hopefully tomorrow if it doesnt rain.
Old 01-13-2007, 11:34 PM
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Default RE: turning a tornado into a TRUGGY

sweet. i think ill try some rims with these tires

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXDU17&P=ML

there od is only a little bigger than the stockers.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXM875&P=ML

will those rims work?

ehroof, are these the rims?
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDW24&P=7
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yea they will fit i think they are for the hpi mt2 ss so they will fit
Old 01-14-2007, 05:24 AM
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Default RE: turning a tornado into a TRUGGY

whilst things may fit, you do need different gearing to compensate for the larger wheels. Thats why you experience a very slow take off but ultimately high top end. Ideally you would run a larger main spur gear but if thats not possible, you have to drop as many teeth on the clucth bell as you can possibly find.
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the white rims i used are traxxas white rears, the other hpi rims are good too, i have the road hawgs on my rusler on road rims. all good choices.
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Default RE: turning a tornado into a TRUGGY

i have proline dirthawgs on the back and traxxas ruslter on the front of my xp. what gears do i need to change right now the buggy only goes abou 15mph and man i bogs down when you get on it. no top speed shifts to early.
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get this setup, it will be perfect for it, i have it on one of my tornado xp's, it comes with clutch bell too. http://www.clermontmotorsports.com/s...iff-kit/Detail

if you want to keep it a 2 speed, you will need this to lower the gearing for bigger tires:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LXM730
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LXM861
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LXM766


make sure you have the same size tires and rims or you will have a problem, they have to be the same diameter.
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thanks

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